Adrian Greensmith

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Adrian Greensmith
Born2001 or 2002 (age 23–24) [1]
Education Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2019–present
Family

Adrian Greensmith is an American actor. He is known for his starring roles as Hunter in the Netflix film Metal Lords (2022) and as Arthur "Spoon" Spindell on the Amazon Prime Video television series Harlan Coben's Shelter (2023).

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Early life

Adrian Greensmith was raised in Park Slope, Brooklyn, where he attended P.S. 321. His mother, Simone Dinnerstein, is an American classical pianist also from Park Slope, and his father, Jeremy Greensmith, is an English former journalist and a fifth-grade teacher at P.S. 321. [2] [3] His maternal grandfather, Simon Dinnerstein, and maternal great-uncle, Harvey Dinnerstein, were both figurative artists; Harvey died in 2022. [4] At 11 years old, Greensmith played electric guitar in a band called the Animation. [1] He later learned how to play jazz and classical guitar. [5] By 2021, he had begun studying at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London. [6]

Career

Greensmith made his onscreen debut in the music video for American singer Whitney Woerz's 2019 song "Little Bit More". [2] Greensmith made his feature film debut in the 2022 Netflix film Metal Lords , which was written by D. B. Weiss, directed by Peter Sollett. It starred Greensmith as Hunter Sylvester, an abrasive high school outcast and metalhead who starts the heavy metal band Skullfucker with his best friend, Kevin (played by Jaeden Martell). [6] [7] IGN 's Matt Fowler praised Greensmith's performance as "quite good", while John Anderson of The Wall Street Journal wrote that it had an "unhinged magic". [8]

Greensmith then starred as the teenage hacker Arthur "Spoon" Spindell in the mystery television series Harlan Coben's Shelter , which was based on the 2011 Harlan Coben novel of the same name and premiered on Amazon Prime Video in August 2023. [9] Elijah Gonzalez of Paste wrote, "In particular, Adrian Greensmith's performance as Spoon leaves a great impression, with his mixture of quirk, Gen-Z humor, and empathy making him the heart of this crew." [10] The Standard 's William Mata called him the "pick of the bunch" from the cast for "making the nerdy Spoon likeable when he could be irritating in the wrong hands", [11] Den of Geek 's Louisa Mellor called Greensmith the show's "MVP", [12] and Peter Travers wrote for ABC News that Greensmith was "hilarious" in the role. [13] In November 2023, it was announced that Shelter would not return for a second season. [14]

Greensmith had a guest appearance as Galileo Galilei in the science fiction television series 3 Body Problem , which premiered on Netflix in March 2024. [15] He also had a recurring role as Sam Greene, a college student and the son of protagonist Simon Greene (played by James Nesbitt), in the Netflix miniseries Run Away . The series was based on Coben's novel of the same name and premiered in January 2026. [16]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 Harlan Coben's Shelter Arthur "Spoon" SpindellMain role; 8 episodes
2024 3 Body Problem Galileo Galilei Episode: "Destroyer of Worlds"
2026 Run Away Sam GreeneRecurring role; 8 episodes

Film

YearTitleRole
2022 Metal Lords Hunter

Music videos

YearTitleArtist
2019"Little Bit More" Whitney Woerz

References

  1. 1 2 Robbins, Liz (March 16, 2013). "Music Upstairs and Downstairs". The New York Times . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Menta, Anna (April 8, 2022). "Who Is Adrian Greensmith? Meet the Young Actor Who Plays Hunter in 'Metal Lords'". Decider . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  3. ↑ Venutolo, Anthony (November 27, 2008). "Pianist Dinnerstein rises from obscurity with unorthodox performances and methods". NJ.com . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  4. ↑ Sandomir, Richard (July 7, 2022). "Harvey Dinnerstein, Proudly Realistic Painter, Is Dead at 94". The New York Times . Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  5. ↑ Kristafer, Ryan (April 7, 2022). "Stars of Metal Lords had to learn to play heavy metal for movie". Fox 5 New York . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  6. 1 2 Jackson, Angelique (February 25, 2021). "Jaeden Martell, Isis Hainsworth and Adrian Greensmith Cast in David Benioff & D.B. Weiss Netflix Film 'Metal Lords'". Variety . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  7. ↑ Abrams, Simon (April 8, 2022). "Metal Lords movie review & film summary (2022)". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  8. ↑ Anderson, John (April 7, 2022). "'Metal Lords' Review: Shredding Expectations". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  9. ↑ Bentley, Rick (August 16, 2023). "Actors, series creator work together to find 'Shelter'". KGET 17 . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  10. ↑ Gonzalez, Elijah (August 18, 2023). "Harlan Coben's Shelter Is a Fun Teen Comedy Wrapped In a Mostly Competent Mystery Thriller". Paste . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  11. ↑ Mata, William (August 18, 2023). "Harlan Coben's Shelter review: like every YA drama rolled into one". The Standard . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  12. ↑ Mellor, Louisa (August 18, 2023). "Harlan Coben's Shelter Review: Big, Dumb and Sort Of Fun". Den of Geek . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  13. ↑ Travers, Peter (August 18, 2023). "Review: 'Harlan Coben's Shelter' delivers pleasures of the unexpected". ABC News . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  14. ↑ White, Peter (November 22, 2023). "'The Horror of Dolores Roach', 'Harlan Coben's Shelter' & 'With Love' Canceled At Amazon". Deadline . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  15. ↑ Connellan, Shannon (March 27, 2024). "Why '3 Body Problem' picks perfect gamer names". Mashable . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  16. ↑ Truffaut-Wong, Olivia (January 1, 2026). "Your Guide to the Cast (and Suspects) in 'Run Away,' Netflix's Latest Binge-Worthy Harlan Coben Mystery". Marie Claire . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
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